The first annual Indigenous Peoples Day celebration in Syracuse, NY was held in 2017 by Neighbors of the Onondaga Nation and allies. Photo: Julio Urrutia
Codepink organizer Ariel Gold joined local Justice for Palestine activists to protest when former Syracuse Mayor Miner refused to meet with the group before her American Jewish Committee-sponsored trip to Israel.
SPC’s Nuclear Free World Committee turned in over 1,000 petition signatures in July 2017, calling on Federal Representatives to support the “Restricting the First Use of Nuclear Weapons Act.”
May 12, 2017 rally outside Rep. Katko’s Syracuse office demanding cuts to the bloated US military budget in order to fully fund community infrastructure, humanitarian and social programs.
A September 25, 2017 direct action outside Hancock Airbase in Mattydale, NY led to 7 arrests as activists attempted to deliver a citizens’ indictment to the chain of command.
SPC’s weekly “Street Heat” actions outside the Saturday morning farmer’s market from April to October keep antiwar and social justice issues in the public eye. Photo: Julio Urrutia